Insights and Stories on International

Oct. 21, 2014 at 6:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn and wheat futures climbed on Tuesday to their highest levels in more than a month, as technical and speculative buying pushed up prices in the face of advancing U.S. harvests. Soy futures also traded higher, led by gains in soymeal. The rallies will likely […]

By Tom Polansek

Oct. 21, 2014 at 6:06 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Tuesday on profit-taking after hitting an all-time high earlier in the session, traders said. October closed down 1.35 cents to 166.55 cents per pound, and December was 0.975 cents lower at 167.05 cents/lb. (all figures US$). Upward […]

By Theopolis Waters

Oct. 21, 2014 at 6:12 am CDT

Washington | Reuters — A negotiated solution is the best way to resolve a trade dispute with Canada and Mexico over meat labeling in the short term, a U.S. official said Monday. A World Trade Organization compliance panel said earlier the U.S. has not done enough to change its country-of-origin […]

Oct. 20, 2014 at 10:00 pm CDT

Amsterdam | Reuters –– SHV, a family-owned Dutch investment firm, has reached a conditional agreement to buy animal feed and nutrition company Nutreco for 2.7 billion euros (US$3.4 billion), expanding into food-related businesses. The offer of 40 euros per share is a premium of 42 per cent to the stock’s […]

By anthony-deutsch

Oct. 20, 2014 at 7:30 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures hit a new high on Monday, sparked by active fund buying that triggered buy stops and short-covering, traders said. October closed up 2.85 cents per pound at 167.9 cents after earlier posting a new contract high of 167.925 cents in […]

By Theopolis Waters